Overview
Applies sociological methods to the study of Archaeology
Case studies of 22 countries
Creates a common framework for comparing archaeological approaches across country and cultural lines
Vital source for archaeologists to understand how archaeology is performed all over the world
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Archaeology in Europe
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Archaeology in South America and the Caribbean Region
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About this book
Archaeology, as with all of the social sciences, has always been characterized by competing theoretical propositions based on diverse bodies of locally acquired data. In order to fulfill local, regional expectations, different goals have been assigned to the practitioners of Archaeology in different regions. These goals might be entrenched in local politics, or social expectations behind cultural heritage research.
This comprehensive book explores regional archaeologies from a sociological perspective—to identify and explain regional differences in archaeological practice, as well as their existing similarities. This work covers not only the currently-dominant Anglo-American archaeological paradigm, but also Latin America, Western and Eastern Europe, Asia, and Africa, all of which have developed their own unique archaeological traditions. The contributions in this work cover these "alternative archaeologies," in the context of their own geographical, political, and socio-economic settings, as well as the context of the currently accepted mainstream approaches.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Comparative Archaeologies
Book Subtitle: A Sociological View of the Science of the Past
Editors: Ludomir R. Lozny
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8225-4
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-8224-7Published: 12 April 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-3939-8Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-8225-4Published: 06 April 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 852
Topics: Archaeology, Anthropology, Sociology, general